The Premier League authorities held a meeting on Friday and in that the 8th of June has been pitched as the tentative date when a restart of the season is being considered – by talking to the authorities of course.
But still, there are many people who believe this is a bad idea and that the management should consider declaring the 2019-20 season null and void simply because it will be too risky to start the games amidst such a crisis situation.
And while some rumours have suggested the Premier League are actually considering this as a viable option but Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has made it clear that such an alternative is yet to be discussed.
Barber told Sky Sports News when asked if declaring the current season void was being considered: “No it hasn’t.
“From everyone’s point of view as I have said many times before this crisis started, we go into a season wanting to play out 38 games and we want to do that by playing 19 games at home and 19 games away from home.
“Ideally, in the same conditions with the full crowd. I think because of what we are facing with the spread of the disease we accept that whatever happens to the end of this season it is going to be imperfect.
“We have already had a long delay – the last time we played was on March 7 at Wolves.
“It seems like a very long time ago but equally we are very conscious that it doesn’t seem quite right to be talking too much about football when 700-800 people a day are losing their lives.
“It is a real devastating time for so many people around the country. Our hearts and thoughts go out to those people who are suffering so much at the moment.
“But football is also important to us because it is our business but at the same time, we are very mindful of doing it at the right time and in the right way when it is safe to do so.
“We are all speculating on dates, we are trying to put some certainty in a very uncertain situation.
“But I think, first of all, everyone is determined to finish the season if we can but equally everyone is very concerned about people’s health and not putting anymore pressure on the NHS.
“It is about getting that balance between wanting to finish the season and not compromising all the efforts the government are making to keep everyone safe.”
